The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-07-16
FOR THE SECOND TINE.
Hurley, Wis, Almost Wiped Out by Pre-
Several Lives Lost

several Lives Lost.
Hurley, Wis, has again been the
scene of a most disastrous conflagration,
resulting in terrible loss of life and prop
erty. The fire started on the stage of
the Alcazar Theater about 5 O'clock on
the evening of the 9Th, and spread so
rapidly that in few minutes the whole
| building was in flames. The element
| passed from building to building in
quick succession until in a short
/ time the whole Of the business por-
ton of the town between Third and
| Fifth Avenues was mass of flames
| The fire department was called out, and
the water works company forced water
| through the mains, which had been laid
| recently through the principal streets of
the town. But all efforts towards stop
ping the progress CI the flames were un-
available
The fire broke out shortly before the
opening of the performance at the AlCa-
Ear, and only small audience had as
sembled at the place When the alarm
of fire was given several of the actors
rushed up stairs to their rooms for the
purpose of saving their yaluables, but
/ the flames OverreaChed them and pre-
vented their escape. The following per
sons, all employees, met their death in
the burned theater: Sadie Wells, Lottie
Moore, Minnie Clifford, Jennie Allen,
Mabel Haley, Laura Brainerd, Sadie
VI Cabe, Wm Jackson, J. W. Van Quirv.
Samnel Haley.
At + O. O'clOck next morning the charred
remains of nine persons had been re-
moved from the debris of the burned
| theater, but so far it has beeu impossible
to identify them. Two more are known
/ to have been burned to death, but it is
impossible to ascertain their names.
Sadie Wells appeared at a secOud-stOrv
widow, but fell back into the flames
and was roasted to death. Mabel
Powell Jumped from a third-story
window and Is injured so badly that she
/ Is not expected To recover. Belle Dan
vers was i'll abed in a room in the upper
story, and narrowly escaped with her
/ life. John Jarret, the stage carpenter,
| was badly burned and Is not expected
/ TO live. Jennie Sheridan also leaped
/ from the third story and received seri-
/ GUS Injuries. She says that she tried to
I persuade Sadie Wells to leap from
/ the window also, but the latter
/ DELAYED until the floor gave
/ way and prevented her escape. The
/ theater was totally envelOped in flames
/ five minutes after the fire broke out. Ii
/ the conhagration had occurred half an
4 hour later hundreds of people would no
! doubt have lost their lives, as the place
was a popular resort with the miners.
/ The losses from the fire viii aggregate
I about 800 600.
This fire together with the one Of the
I previous week destroyed nearly all ofthe
] business portion OF town. leaving only a
7 70 ~ CT R1r so r+
/ yer and Copper Streets were burned for
/ a distance Of three blocks. The losses
/ are partially covered by insurance of
/ about $4,000 The loss by the two fires
viii amount to fully 100000 About
/ 300 persons suffered from the confagra-
/ ton and many Of them have lost their
/ all, be ug virtually homeless. 4 large
/ number are living in tents. The work
Of rebuilding the burned district has al
ready begun The Burton house had a
: very marrow escape. Il was badly
1 sCOrched